Planning application
92 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Boundary of 92 & 94 St Bernards Road: Remove Ash tree 2, completely strangled by ivy and evidence of dying with very little new growth. Remove Sycamore tree 3, that has developed a severe lean towards both the houses at 92 and 94 and is now encroaching on the low-lying branches of the well-established magnolia tree that is over 100 years old. Remove tree 6, that is growing through the ancient yew tree and leaning towards the footpath and highway, the tree has also surrounded the lamppost to such an extent light from it is completely obscured.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00843/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00843/TCA
- Type
- Trees in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Olton
- Parish
- Non-Civil Parish Or Community
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B92 7BW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Solihull register
This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2021/02216/TCA Granted
92 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BW
Work to trees including felling two sycamore trees, and works to sycamore and cherry trees - as set out within section 4 of application form.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Solihull
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
- DECISION TCA APPROVAL (TPO NOT MADE)
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 17 June 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
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90 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BW
Remove to ground level 1 No. sycamore tree.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
92 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BW
Work to trees including felling two sycamore trees, and works to sycamore and cherry trees - as set out within section 4 of application form.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
90 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7BW
Remove branch off conifer tree, possibly Lawson cypress tree (T1) overhanging front drive and restricting vehicle access to house. Reshape, to slightly reduce overall size, and to improve shape, 1 No. yew tree (T2) at front of house. Fell & remove 1 No. dead cherry tree (T3) in rear garden. At far end of garden: Remove large trunk and branch of a two trunk ash tree (T5) to grow more evenly. Remove branch on left hand side, to reshape and balance oak tree (T5) and remove dead branches, and ivy. Reduce and reshape holly tree (T6) to allow more light into the corner of the garden and to separate from the laurel tree (T7). Reduce and reshape laurel tree (T7) to separate from holly tree (T6), and to reduce overhang into neighbouring cricket clubhouse. Reduce and reshape sycamore tree (T8) to allow more recent acer tree to grow more evenly. Trim side branches of sycamore trees to allow more light into areas at bottom of garden.
Granted Trees 14 docs -
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
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Granted Trees 6 docs -
109 St. Bernards Road Olton Solihull B92 7DQ
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